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Maybe Jayson Werth Isn’t Overpaid After All

There was a lot of grumbling around town when Jayson Werth left the Phillies a couple of years back to sign a $126 million contract […]

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When Ed Rendell Gives Up on the Phillies, the Phillies Are in Bad Shape

Ed Rendell has at last come to grips with the brutal mediocrity of the Philadelphia Phillies, and is advising a firesale. (Last month, the eternal […]

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Stick a Fork in ’Em: 2013 Phils Most Disappointing Ever?

Now that we have solved the question about whether the Phillies should be buyers or sellers as this week’s trade deadline approaches, we can address […]

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Are The Phillies Trading Cliff Lee to Boston?

ESPN reports that the Boston Red Sox are making a push for, you know, the best player on the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phils, currently mired […]

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Lenny Dykstra Read His First Book While in Prison

This week, Lenny Dykstra did his first interview since being released from prison last month. It was on a sports “vodcast” on the “Jon Lovitz […]

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Phillie Phanatic Ties You-Know-Who For “Most Expensive” Mascot

Today, the Wall Street Journal ranks Major League Baseball’s most expensive mascots, according to how much they charge for private bookings. Clocking in at $600/hour […]

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WATCH: The Phanatic and Mr. Met Fight Cancer Together

C’mon. It’s kinda cute, don’t you think?

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Cliff Lee’s “Unimpressed” Face Is A Meme

The folks at Crossing Broad note that Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee didn’t appear, um, enthusiastic about being in last night’s All-Star Game. Naturally, he’s become […]

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In Baseball, Is Adderall the New Steroids?

University of Oklahoma right-handed pitching ace Jonathan Gray, one of the top three draft-eligible players in the country, made headlines last month when he tested […]

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Phillies Beer Vendor Will Hawk Suds at All-Star Game

Because he sells beer at Citizens Bank Park, it’s possible that Ted Schoening is actually having a better year than the Phillies are. In any […]

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Ex-Phillies Keep Getting Brain Cancer. Is There A Connection?

The Inquirer today takes on a story that until now had existed more in the realm of quiet conspiracy theorizing: The paper notes that ex-Phillies […]

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Dom Brown Looks Like a Bee Gee, Bryce Harper Does Not

Here’s what Dom Brown looks like all dressed up for the All-Star game media swarm. Sharp, like Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. Just behind him, […]

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The 2013 Phillies Are Contenders. Really.

With the All-Star break here and the sheer terror of another three hours or so of Chris Berman’s Annual Home Run Derby Yukfest bearing down […]

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A-Rod Playing for Trenton…in Reading…Tonight!

The minor league baseball stadiums of the greater-greater Philadelphia region has turned into a depressing showcase of elderly, injured New York Yankees. Last week it […]

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The Quasi-Definitive Ranking of Philly’s Sports Arenas

Stadium Journey, a publication of the utmost repute, has ranked Philadelphia’s top 19 sports venues. The Wells Fargo Center, which the publication previously ranked the sixth […]